How to pronounce “position”
Say “position” in 3 beats
position
/pəˈzɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəzɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pospə
- itzɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /pəˈzɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /pəzɪʃən/
- Respelling
- puh-ZI-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — pos-IT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pos-IT-ion. “it” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/pəˈzɪʃən/
/pəzɪʃən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “position” means
- noun
the particular portion of space occupied by something
“he put the lamp back in its place”
- noun
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
- noun
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
“consider what follows from the positivist view”
Say it in a sentence
“The position was advertised internally before it went public.”“position”, answered
How do you pronounce “position”?
“position” is pronounced /pəˈzɪʃən/ (puh-ZI-shuhn) in American English and /pəzɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “it”. Build it as pos-IT-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “position” have?
3: pos · it · ion. The beat lands on the second, “it”.
Is “position” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pəˈzɪʃən/ (puh-ZI-shuhn); British English says /pəzɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “position” mean?
As a noun: the particular portion of space occupied by something For example: “he put the lamp back in its place” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “position”?
Stress the second syllable: pos-IT-ion. “it” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “position” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.